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Oct 24, 2019 • 38min

Episode 71: The Laundromat

Something Old: Josh’s: The Hudsucker Proxy (1995): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110074/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Skye’s: The Prince of Egypt (1998) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120794/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Something New: The Laundromat https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5865326/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Josh’s Proposal: The Laundromat is an example of what makes Netflix a modern-day playhouse. Skye’s Proposal: This is a case of a film where the trailer is so much better than the movie. Something Borrowed: The Panama Papers, explained with piggy banks: https://youtu.be/k2APYPjTWZ8 Something Blew: Josh’s: El Camino (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9243946/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0359950/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Skye’s: Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! (2017): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7215262/?ref_=nv_sr_2?ref_=nv_sr_2 Jason’s: VFX Artists React to Bad & Great CGI 11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erY_8JRgUiI&t=947s
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Oct 4, 2019 • 47min

Episode 70: Ad Astra

Something Old: Josh’s: Contact (1997): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118884/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Skye’s:  Apollo 13 (1995): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112384/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Something New:  Ad Astra (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2935510/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Josh’s Proposal: Ad Astra tries to shoot for the emotional stars but only almost makes it to the moon. Skye’s Proposal: Ad Astra is as boring, monotonous, and soul-crushing as the empty vacuum of space. Something Borrowed: Science vs Cinema: AD ASTRA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpDoEWEOALQ&feature=youtu.be Something Blew: Josh’s: Blew Chunks: Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9398640/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Blew Mind: Say Goodnight Kevin Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/saygoodnightkevin Say Goodnight Kevin Podcast: http://saygoodnightkevin.com/podcast Skye’s: Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9398640/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Jason’s: Halo Pug: https://twitter.com/SleepHussy/status/1178580907999006720?s=20
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Sep 20, 2019 • 46min

Episode 69: Late Night

Something Old: Soapdish (1991): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102951/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Office Space (1999): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151804/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Something New: Late Night (2019) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6107548/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Josh’s Proposal: Late Night is a decent comedy that ironically suffers the same fate as most Christian film. Skye’s Proposal: Late Night proves that Hollywood still has no idea how to navigate issues of gender and power in the era of #MeToo Something Borrowed: Facebook contest Something Blew: Josh’s: Blows Chunks: The Boys:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190634/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Blew Mind: The Righteous Gemstones: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8634332/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Skye’s: Blew Mind: 1865: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1865/id1467256065 Blew Mind: The Corridor Crew: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSpFnDQr88xCZ80N-X7t0nQ Jason’s: Bill Hader in It Chapter Two: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7349950/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1  
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Aug 22, 2019 • 42min

Episode 68: Yesterday

Something Old: Josh’s: Strictly Ballroom (1992) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105488/?ref_=nv_sr_2?ref_=nv_sr_2 Skye’s: Snatch (2000): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0208092/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Something New: Yesterday (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8079248/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Josh’s Proposal: An example of a film where the critics just got it wrong. Skye’s Proposal: One of the most striking things about Yesterday is what it did NOT do. Something Borrowed: https://relevantmagazine.com/life5/a-new-kind-of-prosperity-gospel/ Something Blew: Josh’s: A Streetcar Named Desire:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044081/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Over the Garden Wall: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3718778/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Mindhunter: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5290382/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Succession: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7660850/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Jason’s: The Good Place: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4955642/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_1 Skye’s: The Family: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10715148/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Mobituaries with Mo Rocca: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mobituaries-with-mo-rocca/id1449045549    
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Aug 1, 2019 • 53min

Episode 67: The Girl Who Wore Freedom

Episode 67: Something old: Josh’s: Hoop Dreams (1994): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110057/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Christian’s: The Longest Day (1962): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056197/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Skye’s: Mister Roberts (1955) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048380/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Something New: The Girl Who Wore Freedom: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7347258/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Ken Burns Masterclass: https://www.masterclass.com/classes/ken-burns-teaches-documentary-filmmaking The Girl Who Wore Freedom on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegirlwhoworefreedom/ Something Blew: Christian’s: Hamilton (??!?!?) Josh’s: I Survived I Kissed Dating Goodbye (2018): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9625234/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Skye’s: Shazam!: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448115/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Jason’s: Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7131622/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 https://www.normandystories.com/
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Jul 18, 2019 • 50min

Episode 66: Spider-Man: Far From Home

Something Old:   Josh’s: Empire of the Sun (1987): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092965/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1   Skye’s: Tommy Boy (1995): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114694/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1   Something New: Spider-Man: Far From Home: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6320628/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1   Josh’s Proposal: Spider-Man: Far From Home taps into some good life lessons for teenagers   Skye’s Proposal: Spider-Man: Far From Home Illustrates the struggle our culture has with growing up and accepting adult responsibilities.     Something Borrowed: Josh’s game     Something Blew:   Josh’s: Blew Chunks: Tully (2018): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5610554/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1   Skye’s: Stranger Things Season 3: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574334/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1   James Bond: The Rant™️   Jason’s: Yesterday (2019) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8079248/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Jul 3, 2019 • 1h 3min

Episode 65: Toy Story 4

Something Old: Mike’s: Double Indemnity (1944): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036775/ Josh’s: Steel Magnolias (1989): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098384/ Skye’s: Lean on Me (1989): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097722/ Something New: Toy Story 4: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1979376/ Mike’s Proposal: Probably one of the best Villain Redemptions in a film, for sure in a Pixar film. Josh’s: Toy Story 4 displays a lesson in biblical manhood also seen in Avengers Endgame Skye’s: Toy Story 4 feels a little bit like the unexpected child that came along years after a vasectomy. You love ‘em, but you don’t really need ‘em. Something borrowed: Mike Nawrocki Interview The World We Make: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7643622/ Something Blew: Josh’s: Stronger (2017): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3881784/ Skye’s: HGTV, like, as a network. Mike’s: Cinematic VR Jason’s: Chernobyl: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7366338/
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Jun 21, 2019 • 36min

Episode 64: Rocketman

Something Old Josh - My Fair Lady Skye - Patton   Something New Rocketman   Proposal - Josh "Rocketman succeeds as a film because it chooses to be different but it didn't go far enough."   Proposal - Skye "Rocketman illustrates why celebrities should not be executive producers on their own biopics"   Something Borrowed https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/12/movies/elton-john-rocketman.html Something Blew Josh - Amazon's series Forever Skye - podcast  Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend
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May 31, 2019 • 1h 10min

Episode 63: The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

Something Old: Josh’s: Goonies (1985): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089218/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Short Circuit: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091949/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Phil’s: Time Bandits (1981): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081633/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Skye’s: Babe (1995): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112431/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Something New: The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3513498/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Josh’s Proposal: I propose that The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part works because they know their audience. Skye’s Proposal: The Lego Movie 2 is perfectly geared toward a generation that is struggling with mental health due to social media. Phil’s Proposal: I like the first one better than the second one. I don’t know that I’ve seen a film aimed at children that completely subverts who’s good, who’s bad in the middle of the movie. Something Borrowed: Phil Vischer Something Blew: Josh’s: The Meg https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4779682/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Skye’s: Game of Thrones, like, in general. He hasn't, you know, watched it. But, like, he, like, knows things. "I think and I know things." Phil’s: Bathtubs Over Broadway: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6029778/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Russian Doll: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7520794/
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May 17, 2019 • 34min

Episode 62: Fighting with My Family

Something Old:   Josh’s: The Dark Crystal (1982) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083791/?ref_=nv_sr_2?ref_=nv_sr_2   Skye’s: The Godfather (1972): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1   Something New: Fighting with My Family (2019) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6513120/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1   Josh’s Proposal: This movie puts an interesting twist on pursuing a dream. It’s not just about me.   Skye’s Proposal: This movie is an interesting glimpse into some Biblical narratives that are worth thinking about again.   Something Borrowed: http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/fighting-with-my-family/   Something Blew:   Josh’s: Block Buster Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blockbuster/id1451112935 Veep: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1759761/ Backdraft II: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8172466/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1   Skye’s: Howard Stern on Fresh Air: https://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/2019/05/14/723182920/fresh-air-for-may-14-2019-howard-stern-part-1   Jason’s: Blew Chunks: Watch Will Smith perform "Prince Ali" in this new clip from Aladdin: https://twitter.com/IGN/status/1128148429929164805 Blew Mind: Hollywood Screenwriter Attempts To Write A Scene in 7 Minutes | Vanity Fair: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoM-tQOOcPw

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